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Sunday, February 15, 2009

The 100

MUHAMMAD, No. 1The 100, a Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in Historyby Michael H. Hart

My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels. Of humble origins, Muhammad founded and promulgated one of the world's great religions, and became an immensely effective political leader. Today, thirteen centuries after his death, his influence is still powerful and pervasive. The majority of the persons in this book had the advantage of being born and raised in centers of civilization, highly cultured or politically pivotal nations.

The following is from Michael Hart's book and lists Prophet Muhammad as the most influential man in History. A Citadel Press Book, published by Carol Publishing GroupRanking, list of 100 most influential persons in history:

Prophet Muhammad

Isaac Newton

Jesus Christ

Buddha

Confucius

St. Paul

Ts'ai Lun

Johann Gutenberg

Christopher Columbus

Albert Einstein

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Honorable Mentions and Interesting Misses:

St. Thomas Aquinas

Archimedes

Charles Babbage

Cheops

Marie Curie

Benjamin Franklin

Gandhi

Abraham Lincoln

Ferdinand Magellan

Leonardo da Vinci

Rev. R. Bosworth-Smith

Muhammad was the soul of kindness, and his influence was felt and never forgotten by those around him.